Life and Death

Black-and-white Dou Qi swiftly covered his body, wisps of cloud-like mist gradually forming around his feet.

With a fierce stomp, Chen Mo shot forward, charging into the encircling band of Mercenaries.

Most of them were only seven- or eight-star Dou Zhes. Chen Mo did not take them seriously at all.

His five fingers clenched into a fist as black-and-white energy surged forth, then he slammed it heavily into the chest of the Mercenary rushing at the front.

Bang!

The power of a two-star Dou Master sent him flying, knocking several Mercenaries behind him sprawling in every direction.

Chen Mo then shot forward again, and after a few punches, the Mercenaries at the front were sent flying, coughing up blood without end.

Yet these Mercenaries could not even touch Chen Mo.

After only a few exchanges, only three Mercenaries could still stand.

"Watch out!" Die cried out.

At that moment, the faint sound of wind tearing through the air came from behind him. Chen Mo hurriedly turned around, and when he saw the Sinister Man, his expression changed.

He unleashed Cloud Roaming Steps, pushing off the ground with his toes. His speed suddenly soared, and he swiftly widened the distance between himself and the Sinister Man.

"What incredible speed." Watching Chen Mo's speed surge, the Sinister Man's expression shifted, and he found it somewhat unbelievable. With his strength as a four-star wind-attribute Dou Master, after launching a surprise attack with a movement skill, Chen Mo, with only the explosive power of a two-star Dou Master, had actually managed to pull away from him.

It seemed Chen Mo's movement skill was also high-rank.

He really did have quite a few good things.

"I will kill you today!"

A savage killing intent rose on the Sinister Man's face.

"You sure talk a lot of crap."

Chen Mo threw the first punch.

The reason he dared fight the Sinister Man was the Supreme Primordial Chaos Art. With a god-tier cultivation method, it shouldn't be too much to fight two minor levels above my rank, right?

"Hmph!"

Seeing Chen Mo take the initiative to attack, the Sinister Man snorted coldly and punched forward.

A violent gale immediately materialized before him, then swept out fiercely and collided with Chen Mo's fist.

Boom!

The fierce collision sent the yellow sand flying all around them.

Chen Mo did not budge, while the Sinister Man staggered back two or three steps.

"How is that possible?!"

In his first clash with Chen Mo, the Sinister Man's expression changed, surprise flashing through his eyes. Although he had not used his full strength, how could a two-star Dou Master force him back?

Surprise also filled Chen Mo's eyes. I really can fight above my level.

"Brat, I don't know how you did it, but this ends here!"

A faint cyan wind glow appeared around the Sinister Man's fist. He stomped the ground and shot forward, a cruel grin appearing on his face.

"Ends your damn head!"

Chen Mo cursed as he used Cloud Roaming Steps to evade and buy time, while retrieving Mystic Thunder Palm and Incense Stick's Worth of Enlightenment Time from the system backpack.

As a flood of memories poured into his mind, Chen Mo instantly gained clarity with the aid of enlightenment.

"Brat, if you've got guts, stop running!" Chen Mo's profanity made the pursuing Sinister Man's face turn livid.

Chen Mo ignored him.

Instead, he immersed his consciousness in his mind, where the cultivation methods for each move of Mystic Thunder Palm played out like a tiny figure demonstrating them before him.

But before long, the three remaining Mercenaries blocked off Chen Mo's path of escape.

"Brat, let's see where you can run now. Hand over your things, and I'll let you die quickly!" The Sinister Man sealed off Chen Mo's other route of retreat.

"Come take them if you've got the guts."

Chen Mo beckoned at the Sinister Man, a faint smile appearing on his handsome face.

Watching the young man suddenly become calm, the Sinister Man frowned slightly and sneered. "Putting on an act."

The Sinister Man stomped the ground and shot forward. Dou Qi surged through his body before flooding into his fist, which he hurled at Chen Mo's face.

"Yellow-Rank Intermediate Skill, Falling Wind Fist!"

"A combat skill? I have one too."

Chen Mo raised his palm. Faint arcs of lightning appeared within it, and as more lightning arcs gathered, his palm seemed to change color, becoming entirely silver-white.

"Mystic Thunder Palm!" Chen Mo shouted as he met the attack head-on.

"Lightning arts?!"

As shock filled the Sinister Man's heart, the two attacks collided. A thunderous explosion erupted across the wasteland.

"No!" Seeing this, Die's worried tears streamed down her face.

Boom!

As the thunderous sound faded, silver lightning exploded directly across the Sinister Man's body. Yellow sand shot into the sky, and then a figure suddenly flew backward out of the dust, his feet digging deeply into the sand. He slid back more than ten meters before slowly coming to a stop.

The Mercenaries looked over and immediately drew in cold breaths. The figure sent flying was actually their leader.

Everyone swallowed hard, and the three Mercenaries still standing hurried over to support him.

A Dou Master at merely two stars had actually left a four-star Dou Master who had used a Yellow-Rank Intermediate Skill in such a miserable state.

When the sand filling the sky finally settled, Chen Mo's figure slowly appeared in everyone's sight.

Chen Mo's face was pale. Supporting himself against the yellow sand with one hand, his body was weak. Using a combat skill on the fly had drained more than half the Dou Qi in his body.

After coughing violently several times, Chen Mo stared coldly at the surrounding Mercenaries. Intimidated by what had happened earlier, the three men quickly averted their eyes whenever they met his gaze.

Taking advantage of their fear, Chen Mo secretly circulated the Supreme Primordial Chaos Art to replenish his Dou Qi.

"Kill him! Do it now!"

The Sinister Man roughly shoved away the Mercenaries supporting him. The webbing between his fists had split open, blood nearly soaking his sleeves, and an almost crazed savagery twisted his face.

At such a young age, Chen Mo already possessed such formidable strength and a rare flying combat skill. His background could not be underestimated. An enemy like this absolutely could not be allowed to leave alive.

"Kill him! He's almost spent!"

Seeing his subordinates still hesitate, the Sinister Man roared.

Hearing this, the three remaining Mercenaries had no choice but to charge at Chen Mo.

"Watch out!" Die cried urgently.

Chen Mo's expression darkened. He could only mobilize the remaining Dou Qi in his body to defend himself.

Even a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. No matter how weakened Chen Mo was, he was not someone a few Dou Zhes could defeat.

The Sinister Man clearly understood this as well. Just as Chen Mo was fighting the Mercenaries, he suddenly took out a crossbow from his Storage Ring, loaded it with a poisoned arrow, and fired it at Chen Mo.

Perhaps because his hand was injured, the poisoned arrow went astray and flew toward Die instead.

"Watch out!" Chen Mo's expression changed. He knocked the three Mercenaries away with all his strength, then lunged toward Die.

P.S. The contract status has been updated. Starting today, there will be at least two chapters every day.